A coalition of 91 countries is united against a common danger and
we are joined in a common purpose. We have recognized the threat of
terrorism and we are the nations that will defeat that threat.

The murders in Madrid are a reminder that the civilized world is at
war. Civilians find themselves suddenly on the front lines. No nation
or region is exempt from the terrorists' campaign of violence.

Each attack is designed to demoralize our people and divide us from
one another. Each attack must be answered with greater determination,
deeper resolve, and bolder action.

Terrorists' ultimate ambitions are to control the peoples of the
Middle East, and to blackmail the rest of the world with weapons of
mass terror.

This coalition of nations is using every tool of finance,
intelligence, law enforcement and military power to break terror
networks, to deny them refuge, and to find their leaders.

Our coalition is taking urgent action to stop the transfer of
deadly weapons and materials. America and many nations have joined in
the Proliferation Security Initiative to interdict lethal materials
transported by air, sea, or land.

The rise of democratic institutions in Afghanistan and Iraq is a
great step toward a goal of lasting importance to the world. We have
set out to encourage reform and democracy in the greater Middle East as
the alternatives to fanaticism, resentment, and terror.